IRS

In May 2013, Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein said those comparing the IRS' investigation of tea party groups to Nixon should hold their horses.

“In the Nixon White House, we heard the president of the United States on tape saying, 'Use the IRS to get back on our enemies.' We know a lot about President Obama, and I think the idea that he would want the IRS used for retribution — we have no evidence of any such thing.”